video: un: Mr. Cold Feet

[anyprice]

WHO: Sampo + You
WHERE: Gemini
WHEN: Prophecy Post
WHAT: Late April
WARNINGS: Profane language always

[ the video opens up to sampo adjusting his phone on the side of the ever-colorful Rumpus room, and he's moving to point it at his weird Fortune-teller machine.

There's just a small voice clip coming from The Great Alzara today, and it's that "Teamwork is the key. Try having a friend insert a coin too, and maybe the prophecy you get will be one that makes the most sense.'

And then the lights go dim again. Sampo gestures at it like
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He's never been THIS vague with a prophecy before. Nor has he ever asked for two coins. Talk about a cheat, huh?
--I know what you're thinking, don't say it! I'd never ask two bits for one bob, you know?

Anyway, I hope everyone else's prophecies make more sense than Ol' Sampo's. Let's hear what YOU guys got!

Comments

text; un: absolutenumber

[mediocrites]

I can't claim to have done much better, in my own right. Ordinarily, when I go into a trance, I take a book from a shelf, open it to a random page, and write down the first line of text I find. This month, however, I've pulled several down and made my notes without opening them at all; and it isn't text I've written down.

[As an explanation, he adds a photograph of a notebook page, on which is drawn several symbols representing important literary awards, sketched as they would be displayed on the cover of a book that had won them.]

Given the variety of awards on display, I don't think the titles or authors are actually relevant, when this aspect was all that I appear to have been focused on.

voice; un: greenthumb

[unnaturallygreen]

I was fetching some water for my garden when I saw vines on the water's surface. Just a picture of vines, really. I'd have thought it a reflection of the house if the faucet wasn't a little too far for that.

[A sigh.]

Other than that, there isn't much to report from my end.

I will say, the rutabaga's coming along nicely.

video; un: photocutie

[trailblazingspirit]

[March is dressed in a nice floral dress for the summer, but she also has her face in her hands as she stands next to a photoboard full of photos of various teams that played recently in Kaisou, in action.

Some of the photos look like they were taken just a touch too close for comfort.]

...if you guys were at team sports events recently, I'm really sorry I tried to go over the crowd barrier to take pictures of the players.

[She nudges that photo board aside to show another one: glamor shots of...Yggdrasil?]

I don't know what this huge tree has to do with anything in the future, either, I just woke up with tons of pictures of it. Thank you, Duke Wriothesley, for helping me pack up when the trance ended! Jeez, why'd I bring the whole event kit down there?

Voice | UN: lunae

[heng_like_a_dragon]

[Dan Heng hesitates before he tentatively adds something himself. This is highly unusual given that he's normally with March during this.]

I have... recently... seemed to have developed a new power. I've found that I'm able to create a sort of moon mirror with my magic, and it lets me see events from the past, present... and apparently the very cryptic future.

[He pauses again before sighing softly.]

I felt a strange compulsion to look into it a few minutes ago, and I saw a spinning compass.

voice | un: chaosraccoon

[actnormal]

Dan Heng please tell me you don't go into trances and wander off I can't take two of you doing it.

[He loves March but.]

voice; un: photocutie

[trailblazingspirit]

Dan Heng, don't wander off like I do!! Caleb can't split himself in two and my jellyfish aren't very strong!

video; un: h1ghw1nd

[fightbydawn]

[You know, Riku has been seeing these posts since he got here a little over a year ago. He's seen how they work, he's heard the various ways people have their visions come to him.

Which is why he's tentatively turning the camera on to post himself to this thing.]

... pretty sure whatever this is got me, too. [He reaches off screen to pull an intricate flower arrangement over.] I made this earlier today, but don't... remember doing it.

The ones that look almost like roses are lisianthus. These pink ones here are peonies, and the flat ones are windflowers- anemone.

I'm... not working with any of these, currently. So there's no reason for me to have made this.

[Deep breath, Riku.] In flower language, peonies represent prosperity and good fortune, anemones anticipation, and lisianthus represent confidence, but are also given to people to say congratulations.

[He shrugs, awkwardly.]

.... so if anyone wants it, I have an extra arrangement, now.

text; un: doordasher

[doublethumbsup]

uh
maybe im just kind of
paranoid of something but
where i used to work u had to pay 2 coins to charon

because u were dead
its
not that kind of thing right

text; un: lycaon

[paraselenic]

I cannot say mine provide any more clarity, but I will provide them nonetheless.

Top Notes: Eucalyptus, Sage
Middle Notes: Jasmine
Base Notes: Cedarwood, Musk, Fresh Soil

If I had to sum up the scent, it would be...the smell of a forest, with mushrooms growing on the trees.

[He knows that is nothing like what Sampo found, and is seeing results even further from his than that.]

Perhaps it means nothing.

Re: text; un: doordasher

[anyprice]

...................

charon is like
the guy who takes you across the river styx right

oh god no
god im not dead and this guy doesnt bring you to the dead place he just

tells you creepy cryptic fortunes
and once a month they're like, scary accurate.

[anyprice]

I always thought mushrooms just smelled like *dirt*

if you can pick up a better smell from it than me, I'm proud of you.

Mmmmaybe 'it means nothing', but...
Hindsight's gonna be a bitch of a 20/20 with this one, fam.

[anyprice]

yikes on bikes mr cold dragon

that sounds pretty worrisome. don't get into trouble when you. compluse?? get compulsed?

I don't know what the lin-go is here.

[anyprice]

I've heard of confusing ways people get fortunes but I think THIS one takes the cake.
Especially confusing if you're just taking notes off the covers. What the HECK is it even supposed to mean? That. We're. Due for some...

Awards??? Prizes??

[doublethumbsup]

yeeaaaaaaaaaah he sure is
and asks for mixtapes
at least from me
and perse

ok whew
im sorry dude i just hear that and my brain goes "!!!!!"
its the hermes thing i think lol

do
do you think this is a bad one? orrrr?

[loupmorque]

It isn't any trouble at all. Usually when people go down there without warning, it's a cause for concern, but...

Given I have a buddy who has visions like these, I quickly realised what was happening...

The pictures you took were really nice, though.

[anyprice]

............
the god of dead asks for ... mix tapes?
Okay that kind of sounds really rad though

and fam, I don't blame you. gods of death are scar-ryyyy, and the god in my head always talks about terrifying stuff the one from my past self's life, so like.
I'm full of !!!!! too

also idk man i cant tell if he's being a shit and literally WANTS two coins or if the fact that he's saying 'you need a friend to proceed' IS the prophecy. like.
buddy system prophecy, stick together, nerds.

[doublethumbsup]

oh hes not the god of the dead
thats like
persephone now???
hes just the big spooky dude who takes u over the river
and yeah mix tapes lol
hes lonely i think

wait u have a god in ur head???
rly???

buddy system prophecy doesnt
sound TOO bad??? maybe if u hate people it does

[heng_like_a_dragon]

... I promise that is not what's happening. I'm able to conjure this on my own, so at worst I'll be in public during October when it happens. If we're lucky, my "trances" will occur after March's.

[It's a good thing that Dan Heng has constant luck.]

[heng_like_a_dragon]

I don't think that will be happening, March. [This is like trying to soothe baby chicks or something.] Besides, mine happened some time after yours did. If our luck holds, that will remain the pattern. Regardless, I don't seem inclined to... wander like you do.

[heng_like_a_dragon]

"Compelled" is the word you're looking for.

That being said, it doesn't seem like it's very threatening at this time. I'm not inclined to wander like March is, at least.

[anyprice]

persephone huh
oh fuck she's one of the gods in this place right?
i think i remember her, she looks tough as hell

a chill dude who takes you across a river who wants your mix tapes sounds a whole lot less scary...

and yea they're not a very GOOD god tho they're like
the god of joy and chaos and headaches

anywhoo

i LOVE teamwork personally
im a coward at heart and weakling at base so having a buddy for any problem at hand sounds GREAT to me!

[doublethumbsup]

yah!!
shes my sister lol
and yeah shes uh
shes intense
but its like wow awesome the scary person is on MY side kinda u kno?

oh yeah hes not
even close to scary

thats not cool man
having the god of headaches IN UR HEAD im sorry

soooo maybe its not so bad!

[mediocrites]

Bibliomancy is actually a very old divination method; although I didn't begin using it intentionally, it isn't something my subconscious came up with entirely on its own, either.

But yes, that seems like a reasonable interpretation. ...Perhaps we'll be brought into some sort of a competition?

[paraselenic]

That they do, which is likely why the base notes indicate the more earthy, woodsy scents.

For the top notes, it might be rounding out the scent in a way that gives a specific environment. Like where the mushrooms might be found. Eucalyptus suggests a standard forest, but Jasmine may imply that it could be more tropical.

Though, I am seeing others are getting plant-like prophecies as well. Perhaps there is something to that.

[actnormal]

Thank god.

[Look. Look.]

Text: UN:bar_cat75

[wiseoldbartender]

Mushrooms. I got a lotta mushrooms and I'm pretty sure they're the sort that make people high.

So I guess people are gonna get off their tits next month.

Text | UN: Pythia

[life_ethereal]

Lightning down the tree line,
But why is the old man kind of fine?

[He hates this! :D]

Action

[whiteshroud]

[He was idly scrolling through the prophecies when he sees that poem. That causes him to look up]

Bruh.

[life_ethereal]

[Harumasa's lying down on the couch. He can feel Jun's judging eyes on him. Without even sitting up, he just points at his little brother.]

I don't wanna hear it. If he was in his prime....

[whiteshroud]

[Look bro maybe this requires a bit of judging.]

... It'd still be a terrible idea.

But at least we can rule out Zeus, if Sunshine isn't screaming in your head.

voice | un: lastlullaby

[end_singer]

I heard a song that makes mention of a jungle and a lion that sleeps within, which is most peculiar. Lions are not typically creatures that dwell in jungles, so perhaps it refers to someone known as The Lion?

[That is... probably not the part of The Lion Sleeps Tonight most people would get stuck on when interpreting it as a prophecy, but alright Nito.]

[life_ethereal]

Ragna is currently holding out as the best my taste in men has been so far. Which is saying a lot about me, I know.

[That makes Harumasa lift his head up a little before lying back down.]

Nah, if it was Thunderbritches, Sunshine would be screaming and I would be gearing up for a holy war.

[whiteshroud]

I don't know, the Easter Bunny wasn't so bad. Though Ragna does seem more emotionally available....

[And not a workaholic, so benefit there!]

Eugh, sounds about right. So it's not him, and we can probably rule out Thor too since last I heard, he died in Ragnarok. And Indra isn't usually depicted as an old man...

I wonder who it is.

[life_ethereal]

Exactly~.

[Bunnymund is great, but Ragna beats him by virtue of not being a workaholic.]

A fantastic question. He doesn't match any of the usual gods I can think of with the sky and storm domains, but he definitely feels divine. Maybe he's a deity from another world?

[Hrm. A mystery.]

Speaking of the Norse Pantheon, what are your thoughts on March's photo shoot of Yggdrasil?

[whiteshroud]

Hm... that could be. We do get the occasional deities from other worlds, like the Archons. Though I believe the Electro Archon is a woman, so we can rule out the Teyvat pantheon.

[That just leaves so many other worlds. But at the mention of Yggdrasil, he sighs.]

As someone who helps guard the tree? Concerning. Though none of the other prophecies have sounded too alarming, so I don't think it's worth raising the red alert just yet. I'll just try to stick closer to the fortress this month, just in case.

Though as an artist, I will say the photo is really nice. She really brought out Yggdrasil's beauty.

not quite here

[hoshikiri]

[...

harumasa-kun you good?]

voice; un: snowy

[kaio]

Yeah, I think mine was something related to "teamwork" too. I definitely saw silhouettes of partner and the Chrysos Heirs in my shadow throughout the day. [A pause.] Nnnnnnot sure if it's a good or bad thing, honestly.

Voice; UN; Semmelweis

[duskmelody]

[Semmelweis sighs before getting into what she saw.]

I regret complaining about the Moon giving me detailed and yet vague images because it did it again. I don’t know what I am supposed to do with the images of sentient leaves? They looked angry, I think? I do not know, hopefully someone finds this useful.